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Tenders are invited for Consultancy to Customize the Rearing as a Business (Raab) Model and Develop Training Materials under the Rwanda Dairy Development Project Phase Ii (Rddp Ii) Location: Kigali Deadline: Thursday, 18/06/2026 23:59 1. About Cordaid Cordaid is an internationally operating humanitarian and development organization working to create resilient communities and sustainable livelihoods. In Rwanda, Cordaid contributes to the development of resilient and inclusive agricultural value chains by promoting financial inclusion, climate resilience, and sustainable economic development. Through partnerships with government institutions, local communities, financial service providers, and private-sector actors, Cordaid supports smallholder farmers and rural enterprises in improving access to finance, strengthening entrepreneurship and business skills, enhancing market participation, and adopting climate-smart agricultural practices. 2. Background and Context The Rwanda Dairy Development Project Phase II (RDDP-2) aims to enhance the income, nutrition, and resilience of rural households through a more inclusive, sustainable, climate-resilient, digitalized, and competitive dairy sector. As part of the project, Cordaid leads interventions focused on strengthening access to finance, investment readiness, financial inclusion, and business development among dairy value chain actors. Despite improvements in dairy production, many actors across the dairy value chain including smallholder dairy farmers, dairy cooperatives, Milk Collection Centers (MCCs), savings groups, milk transporters, dairy SMEs and MSMEs, and other service providers continue to face challenges related to business planning, governance, financial management, access to finance, investment readiness, climate risk management, and gender and social inclusion. These constraints limit their ability to operate sustainably and competitively. To address these challenges, Cordaid intends to customize and expand the Rearing as a Business (RaaB) approach into a comprehensive business development and investment readiness framework tailored to the needs of different dairy value chain actors. The customized RaaB model will provide practical tools and learning pathways that strengthen entrepreneurship, governance, financial management, record keeping, market orientation, access to finance, climate resilience, and inclusive business practices. The model is expected to transform dairy farmers and other value chain actors from production-focused operators into commercially oriented entrepreneurs capable of making informed business and investment decisions, maintaining proper records, accessing financial services, and managing profitable and resilient dairy enterprises. To support this process, Cordaid seeks to engage a qualified consulting firm with proven expertise in agricultural value chain development, agribusiness training, financial inclusion, and rural enterprise development to customize the RaaB model and develop training curricula, facilitation tools, and knowledge-sharing mechanisms suitable for Rwandas dairy sector and rural context. 3. Objective of the Assignment Overall Objective To customize and develop a comprehensive Dairy Value Chain Rearing as a Business (RaaB) Framework, together with practical training curricula, facilitation tools, and knowledge-sharing mechanisms, that strengthens the entrepreneurship, business management, governance, financial literacy, investment readiness, digital financial inclusion, gender and social inclusion, and climate resilience capacities of dairy value chain actors including smallholder dairy farmers, dairy cooperatives, Milk Collection Centres (MCCs), farmers saving groups, milk transporters, dairy SMEs, and MSMEs thereby enhancing their competitiveness, sustainability, and access to market and financing opportunities. Specific Objectives Specifically, the consultancy shall: Assess existing RaaB approaches, training materials, and capacity gaps among key dairy value chain actors to identify training and business development needs within the RDDP-2 intervention areas. Customize and expand the RaaB model into a practical and inclusive Dairy Value Chain Business Development and Investment Readiness Framework tailored to the needs of dairy farmers, cooperatives, Milk Collection Centres (MCCs), savings groups, milk transporters, SMEs, MSMEs, and other relevant stakeholders. Develop comprehensive training curricula, learning pathways, facilitation guides, and practical business management tools that strengthen entrepreneurship, governance, leadership, financial management, digital financial literacy, investment readiness, and access to finance. Integrate climate-smart dairy business practices, climate resilience measures, gender equality, and social inclusion principles into the customized framework and training materials to promote sustainable and inclusive dairy sector development. Establish practical coaching, mentoring, peer-learning, and knowledge-sharing mechanisms that facilitate the adoption of improved business practices and support continuous capacity development among dairy value chain actors. Develop monitoring, evaluation, and learning tools to assess training effectiveness, measure behavioral change, and track improvements in business performance and investment readiness. Pilot, validate, and refine the customized framework and training materials, and build a pool of Master Trainers capable of supporting the effective rollout, quality assurance, and scaling of the RaaB framework across the 27 RDDP-2 districts. Establish a sustainable capacity-strengthening and knowledge dissemination system that promotes continuous learning, peer exchange, and the adoption of business-oriented, climate-resilient, gender-responsive, and investment-ready practices throughout the dairy value chain. 4. Scope of Work The consulting firm shall undertake the following assignments: Phase 1: Desk Review, Inception, and Stakeholder Consultations Review relevant RDDP-2 project documents, policies, studies, existing RaaB models, and other dairy value chain development and capacity-building materials. Conduct an inception process to refine the methodology, work plan, assessment tools, stakeholder engagement approach, and deliverables. Consult key stakeholders, including RAB/SPIU, Cordaid, dairy farmers, dairy cooperatives, Milk Collection Centers (MCCs), farmers saving groups, milk transporters, dairy SMEs and MSMEs, financial institutions, and other relevant actors. Assess capacity gaps, training needs, business development constraints, governance challenges, and investment readiness requirements across the dairy value chain. Phase 2: Customization of the Dairy Value Chain RaaB Framework Develop a comprehensive Dairy Value Chain Rearing as a Business (RaaB) and Investment Readiness Framework tailored to the RDDP-2 context. Design differentiated learning pathways and training modules for: -Smallholder dairy farmers; -Dairy cooperatives and MCCs; -Farmers saving groups and VSLAs; -Milk transporters and other service providers; and -Dairy SMEs and MSMEs. Integrate business development, entrepreneurship, financial management, digital financial literacy, market systems development, investment readiness, climate resilience, and gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) across all modules. Incorporate governance, leadership, accountability, transparency, and organizational sustainability components for cooperatives, MCCs, savings groups, and other collective dairy value chain enterprises. Ensure coherence and alignment across all modules while adapting content to the specific roles, capacities, and operational realities of each target group. Phase 3: Development of Training and Facilitation Materials Develop comprehensive facilitator guides and participant manuals in both English and Kinyarwanda. Prepare training presentations, visual aids, illustrations, practical exercises, and low-literacy learning materials suitable for adult learners. Develop practical business management tools and templates, including: -Business planning and enterprise development tools; -Financial management and record-keeping tools; -Governance and leadership assessment tools; -Investment readiness assessment tools; -Climate resilience planning tools; and -Monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) tools. Design participatory learning methodologies, including case studies, storytelling, role plays, demonstrations, group exercises, and experiential learning approaches. Phase 4: Training Delivery Model and Learning Pathways Design a practical and scalable training delivery model that minimizes disruption to participants daily economic activities while maximizing learning outcomes. Define optimal training duration, scheduling, sequencing, and modular delivery approaches for different target groups. Develop structured learning pathways that link training content to practical business applications and improved enterprise performance. Design a phased approach integrating training, coaching, mentoring, peer learning, refresher sessions, and continuous capacity development. Develop graduation and progression criteria, particularly for cooperatives, MCCs, and savings groups, to measure advancement toward improved business performance and investment readiness. Phase 5: Coaching, Mentoring, and Peer-Learning Framework Design a proximity-based coaching and mentoring framework tailored to the needs of different dairy value chain actors. Define coaching methodologies, mentoring tools, roles and responsibilities, frequency of support, monitoring mechanisms, and quality assurance systems. Develop a farmer-to-farmer and peer-learning model that leverages model farmers, cooperative leaders, MCC managers, VSLA facilitators, and other loca Tender Link : https://www.jobinrwanda.com/job/terms-reference-tor-consultancy-customize-rearing-business-raab-model-and-develop-training
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